Posted on Wednesday, 14th December 2011 by Mary Jo

I love shopping during the holiday season.  I love the sights and smells, the colors, and even the crowds of people looking for that just-right gift.  My daughter, Kelly, and I decided to go visit the Disneyland hotels and Downtown Disney to check out some of the shops there. We parked at the Mickey & [...]

Tags: Christmas, Christmas at Disney, Disneyland, disneyland hotel, Downtown Disney
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Posted on Thursday, 8th December 2011 by Nancy Johnson

In my last blog on local events, we talked about Central Los Angeles holiday activities for your family to do while vacationing at Disneyland.  I realize that those of you staying at the Disneyland Resort would like to find some of these holiday events a bit closer to your accommodations.  Therefore, in this blog we’ll delve [...]

Tags: A Christmas Carol, Christmas, Cruise of Lights, Discovery Science Center, Disneyland, Festival Ballet Theatre, Holiday decorations, Holidays on Ice at the Irvine Spectrum, Irvine Park Railroad Christmas Train, Newport Beach Boat Parade of Lights, Sergerstrom Center, South Coast Repertory Theater, The Nutcracker
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Posted on Wednesday, 7th December 2011 by Nancy Johnson

As you know, the winter holidays are one of the busiest seasons for the Disneyland Resort.  Guests are either whisking their families off on a Disney adventure, coming to the Los Angeles and Orange County area spend the holidays with friends or local family members, or are simply just getting away from their families all [...]

Tags: Carolers, Christmas, Christmas Tree Lighting, Citiwalk, Disneyland, Grinchmas, holidays, los angeles, Orange County, Universal Studios Hollywood
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Posted on Tuesday, 6th December 2011 by Mary Jo

Near the Disneyland Resort is the first American theme park ~ Knott’s Berry Farm, and during the holiday season Knott’s is transformed into Knott’s Merry Farm. It has been a long-standing tradition for Knott’s to host a Christmas Crafts Fair in its Ghost Town.  Through the years, the crafts fair has changed, and each year [...]

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Posted on Saturday, 29th October 2011 by Nancy Johnson

For the last 10 years, from the end of September until after the New Year rings, Jack Skellington has brought the Haunted Mansion Holiday to delight Disneyland Resort guests with his “vision” of Christmas.   This year, I thought it would be fun to share some of the unique and wonderful sights that guests will find [...]

Tags: Christmas, Disneyland, Disneyland Resort, Haunted Mansion, Haunted Mansion Holiday, holidays, Jack Skellington, Nightmare Before Christmas, Spiral Hill, Zero
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Posted on Saturday, 25th December 2010 by Nancy Johnson

One of Disneyland’s coolest holiday experiences, for kids of any age, is offered at Big Thunder Ranch.  During the holidays, the folks looking for a meet-up with Mr. Claus himself often discover it, but not many others.  This is a historic area of Disneyland-Past – home to the Mine Train through Nature’s Wonderland, but for [...]

Tags: Animal Care, Antlers, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Big Thunder Ranch, Christmas, Circle D Ranch, Disneyland, Holiday decorations, holidays, Maggie Gitchen, Presidential Turkey Pardon, Reindeer, Santa Claus
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Posted on Tuesday, 21st December 2010 by Nancy Johnson

What is it about Disneyland and Walt Disney World that inspires thousands of folks to celebrate the holiday season there?  Quite simply, it’s the atmosphere and decor that turns sunny destinations into wintery holiday showplaces.   Nowhere can that be more truly seen, than in the homey locale of Disneyland’s Big Thunder Ranch and Big Thunder Barbeque.   Its rustic [...]

Tags: Big Thunder Barbeque, Big Thunder Ranch, Christmas, Disneyland, Holiday, Holiday decorations, holidays, Reindeer, Santa Claus
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